Last letter Barnard E. Bee wrote to his brother H.P. Bee, June 20, 1861

Authors

Barnard E. Bee

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Description

Bee sends his love to his brother's family and asks that his son be taken care of "should I fall in this war."

Transcription

[Annotation:] Winchester Va June 20, 1861

[body:] Love to all your little ones and MIssie _ Should I fall in this war, take care of my family and try and make my boy like his uncle and Grandfather

Yours affectionately

B.E.Bee

[annotation:] The last letter my borther wrote to me, he fell July 21, 1861 at Manassas

H.P. Bee

[annotation:The son alluded to died in 1862 at Pendleton So Ca.

[verso:]

[annotation] June 20, 1861

Gen B.E. Bee

I will do it_

H.P. Bee

June 20 1861

The last letter received from my Dear Brother B.E. Bee

Creation Date

6-20-1861

City

Winchester

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States

Creator Life Dates

1824-1861

Keywords

Barnard E. Bee, B.E. Bee, H.P. Bee, June 20, 1861, 20 June 1861, letter, will, Manassas, Pendleton

Resource Identifier

080416-29

Date Digital

9-1-2014

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

Cultural History | History | Military History | Social History

Publisher

Wofford College

Language

En-us

Recommended Citation

Bee, Barnard E., "Last letter Barnard E. Bee wrote to his brother H.P. Bee, June 20, 1861" (1861). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 285.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/285

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